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In six pages this paper considers the views of Professor Bernard Williams, who is Cambridge University's Knightbridge Professor of...
In ten pages this paper examines law enforcement work in an assessment of ethics and moral philosophy with the Amadou Diallo case ...
and non-rational elements. Of the non-rational, the autonomic responses (breathing, sleeping, digesting, and reproducing) is commo...
rights of another individual. In this way, then, even if one chooses badly, they have not been damaged to the point that they have...
is one alternative in deriving a moral theory when considering a variety of philosophical models. Above all, it is simplistic. And...
the greatest number." We can see if that makes sense in regard to a coherent position in ethics, as De George explains it. Lets l...
may be seen as conflicting. However, the effectiveness of the Act given by the margin of appreciation may be argued to undermine t...
the expense of so many others? Indeed not, inasmuch as Sarahs mistake cannot be expected to cost one hundred innocent lives over ...
action should be judged in terms of whether or not that act brings the "greatest good" to the "greatest number" (Frost, 1962, p. 9...
deem as acceptable. The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its mem...
direct encounter with value occurs in the experience of pleasure. Delight or felt satisfaction was, according to his official vie...
complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...
up with perhaps the earliest fully developed system of utilitarianism, of which two prominent features are noteworthy ("Utilitari...
to do with whether or not the act increased or decreased overall happiness or whether they have utility. Acts are evaluated based ...
(4). As he explained in Utilitarianism, this pursuit of the greatest happiness is not based on mere human selfishness, but rather...
upon this perpetual effort has been marred by those whose self-proposed mission is to make sure only certain people are privileged...
crime speaks to how competition and inequitable distribution of norms and values play a significant role in why race and crime are...
rules (Honderich, 1995). Act-consequentialism evaluates righteousness in respect to consequences. There is a significant different...
deal of power because their populations were growing so much. At the same time, Southern States were losing power and they began t...
had been in power for 10 months and reinstated President Kabbah ("Background Notes"). On July 7, 1999, President Kabbah and RUF ...
federal and state courts. But that didnt sit well with senators who favored a statutory approach" ("Senate Affirms," 2004). The...
as part of equally bad legislation; and finally, it led directly to violence such as that which earned "Bleeding Kansas" its dread...
must be viewed as if they were universal laws (Johnson, 2004). An unethical act according to Kants categorical imperative theory b...
at the time of the Civil War, as suggested by the fact that it only had one slave by 1840 (MacLeod, 2008). It is perhaps also impo...
In five pages this essay considers what blame should James and Charles assume for the Civil War in England....
It is true that he offers a detailed and thorough account of strategy, weaponry and...
In five pages the existence of natural rights is considered within the context of John Locke's concepts and as they are manifested...
In a paper of five pages, the author provides the seven different rights under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, including ...
In five pages this paper discusses the 'language of rights' within the context of 'Practical Philosophy and the Bill of Rights: P...
This paper consists of five pages and examines this novel about the Civil War in terms of its subject matter and characterizations...